William leidig



W. LEIDIG (No Model.)

JEWELRY.

Patented Aug.26, 1890.

@w 4% W W mumm L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM LEIDIG, OF NEYVARK, NEW? JERSEY.

J EWELRY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,068, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed April 16, 1890. Serial No. 348,201. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LEIDIG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finger-Rings, &c.and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in interchangeableinitial letters for fin ger-rings, sleeve-buttons, lockets, scarf andlace pins, and other articles of jewelry.

The object of the invention is to enable the said initial letters to bechanged from one article of jewelry to another with greater facility,convenience, and case than by the means heretofore employed and tosecure in the device greater durability and strength.

The invention consists in the arrangements and combinations of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally cmbodied inthe claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters indicatecorresponding parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a fingenring having my improvements. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the ring with the stone removed. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing the interior of the ring at a point behind thestone. Figs. 4 andv 5 are detail perspective views showing a stonedetached from a back plate with which said stone has a sliding relation.Fig. 6 is a rear view of said stone. Fig. 7 is an enlarged section takencentrally through the ring on a plane at right angles to the axis of theshank. Fig. Sis a detail view showing the initial letter, the stone, andthe said back plate permanently secured together. Fig. 9 is a section ofthe same on line y. Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the parts of acertain key adapted to lock the stone and its attachments to the body ofthe ring or piece of jewelry, and Fig. 11 is a detail sectionalperspective showing the bearings for the key in the body or bed-plate,the section being taken atline J0, Fig. 3.

In said drawings, a indicates the bed-plate or body of the ring or pieceof jewelry, which is provided on the outer face thereof with a recess orsocket 1), formed in any suitable manner and adapted to receive a stoneor jewel c, the said recess or jewel-socket being made to conform to theshape of the stone or jewel, so that the surrounding walls or bearingswill hold said stone firmly against any lateral movement. The said stoneor jewel is provided at the front or convex face thereof with a raisedinitial letter (Z, suitably cut or otherwise formed of metal or otherappropriate material, and on the opposite side'thereof with a back plate6, which may either be removable from the stone, having a slidingrelation thereto, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5, or have a permanentconnection, as indicated in Fig. 9, where the stone is shown to beperforated and the initial letter to be provided with hollow wire rivetsf f, which extend through the stone and the back plate and are rivet-edat the back of the latter, and thus the said parts are held firmlytogether.

The back plate is provided with an oblong perforation g and inclinedbearings h h, and v the body a is provided with a pivotal crosshead orkey 1', adapted to extend through said oblong perforation, and whenturned to engage said inclined bearings, and thus hold the stone,initial letter, and back plate in firm connection with the socketed orrecessed body. The cross-head, which may be made in parts or of oneintegral piece, is provided with a pivotal shank t", Fig. 10, arrangedin a perforation 2' Fig. 7, in the body a, and with a slotted head j,which may resemble an ordinary screw-head. By inserting the stone andback plate in therecess or socket and allow- The initial may be a raisedmetal letter, or it may be incrusted, or be applied to the stone in anyother manner.

In lieu of a letter I may employ any other appropriate ornament.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Theimproved finger ring herein described, combining with the recessed bodyand removable parts, consisting of a stone and back plate securedthereto, a pivotal shank having a head to engage and hold said removableparts in place, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of a body Cb of an article of jewelry having a recessor socket b, a cross-head pivotally arranged on said body, a stonehaving a raised initial on the face thereof, and a back plate providingbearings for the cross-head, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

3. In combination with the socketed body having a pivoted cross-headthereon, an initial letter, a stone and back plate riveted together, thelatter being provided with an oblong slot and bearings for thecross'head, said parts being arranged and combined substantially as setforth.

4. A finger-ring having a stone socket or recess and a key provided witha pivotal shank, a slotted head, and a head to engage the plate for thestone, said stone having a back plate secured thereto, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this31st day of March, 1890.

\VILLIAM LEIDIG.

\Vitnesses: v I

CHARLES H. PELL, OSCAR A. MICHEL.

